detracting

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Mr. Gallo’s design for this is evocative, but a backdrop depicting a cityscape looms behind it, detracting from the play’s intimacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

But regardless of how that comeback ends, Vonn isn’t worried about it detracting from what she’s already accomplished.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

He wove intricate technical details into his stories, without detracting from the lightning pace of his plots.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2025

Red-carpet premieres were mostly without movie stars, detracting from some of the buzz that the largest film festival in North American typically generates.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2023

And she did this without detracting in any appreciable degree from the contrite expression with which she successfully veiled her sense of triumph.

From A Poached Peerage by Magnay, William